http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/ccw/ en-us Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:14:13 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414951/posts A unique business is opening in Fernley early next month. Already set up with an office on U.S. Highway 95A near Main Street, the Defensive Pistol Institute is accepting applications for classes in safe gun use. Owner Cal Eilrich, a Fernley city councilman and member of many shooting organizations as well as the owner of a local shooting range, is offering his expertise to teach the art of handling firearms. “The classes are set up for a number of things from introductory to firearms to the National Rifle Association (NRA) basic pistol course. There are all sorts of levels of... Lahotan Valley News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414951/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:14:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414937/posts WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. -- The Seminole Sheriff's Office said a man shot and killed his daughter's boyfriend on a Seminole County street. The Sheriff's Office said the shooting happened just after 3 p.m. at the intersection of Dodd Road and Biscayne Drive. Officials said the man was Orlando Regional Medical Center where he died. Several witnesses at the scene said the two men were arguing before the shooting and that they believe the father shot in self defense. "He pulled out a gun that he had with him, that he carried most the time, and shot him from the hip... wesh.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414937/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:57:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414463/posts Scott Webb showed up at the Dec. 15 Algonac City Council meeting with a gun. It was perfectly legal. Webb had a semi-automatic 40-caliber pistol lawfully holstered at his side, while he addressed the council regarding the state gun law. He resides in Clinton Township, but said he has friends in Algonac and frequents the city parks often during summer events. He said one of his friends discovered an ordinance on Algonac's books banning citizens from carrying guns, including concealed weapons. "My friend said, 'I didn't think they could do that,'" said Webb, who carries his gun openly and also... Voicenews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414463/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:57:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414434/posts She was never even shot. She survived a beating and watched two men’s lives end, and that is horror enough. But now the widowed Mrs. Burroughs has become something else — a symbol of what happens when the agenda-driven biases of true believers corrupt pseudo-scientific research. Sadly, the non-death of Christine Burroughs was just part of the Violence Policy Center’s attempt to demonize carry permit holders as a group. It can’t even claim to be sure that its including valid permit carriers among those they would demonize. While the VPC cites Humberto Delgado as having a North Carolina-issued concealed carry... pajamasmedia.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414434/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:22:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414184/posts Bitterwallet posted video of this infomercial-esque product called The Back-Up. It's a $40 shotgun rack that slides between your bed's box spring and mattress - easy access for when you need to blow an intruder's face apart. According to The Back-Up's official website, research shows: If a shotgun is in the corner of a room or under the bed, one must turn their back on a perpetrator to access it The BackUp allows for 2 second accessibility when in need. The Back-Up provides this from a lying position in bed. Just reach 8 inches along the side of the mattress,... The Business Insider http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414184/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:41:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411088/posts An opinion from South Carolina’s attorney general is forcing the Georgetown County School District to rethink an illegal policy that bans concealed weapons on school property. Henry McMaster told the district that the policy, which prohibits visitors, parents, teachers and students from carrying weapons on school property including parking lots — even with a concealed carry permit — was a violation of state law. That law was approved by the General Assembly earlier this year and allows anyone with a concealed carry permit to keep weapons locked in their vehicles on school property. Rep. Thad Viers (R-Horry) requested the opinion... palmettoscoop.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411088/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:35:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411067/posts Foreword: As a follow-up to my recent column on competing concealed carry bills in Iowa, I have invited representatives from state gun rights groups Iowa Gun Owners and Iowa Carry to educate us on their positions. The following response is from Sean McClanahan, President, Iowa Carry: We’ve had several meetings with Chris Rager, both in person and on the phone. We have a copy of the NRA’s proposed legislation available on our main website. Keep in mind that this is *proposed* legislation. Nothing is set in stone right now, and changes can still be made. In fact, as I send... Gun Rights Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411067/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:49:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411061/posts OKLAHOMA CITY -- A man is in police custody after opening fire at a northwest Oklahoma City apartment complex near Hefner and Council roads. Police said the man started firing multiple shots in the parking lot of the Tammaron Village apartments around 4 p.m. Thursday. Witnesses said the man initially went into the apartment complex's main office. When employees locked him out, he opened fire in the parking lot. As the man was firing shots, another citizen armed with a gun came around the corner and ordered the gunman to put his weapon down. The gunman dropped his weapon and... news9.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411061/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:35:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410352/posts Foreword: As a follow-up to my recent column on competing concealed carry bills in Iowa, I have invited representatives from state gun rights groups Iowa Gun Owners and Iowa Carry to educate us on their positions. The following response is from Aaron Dorr, Executive Director of Iowa Gun Owners: In his recent article, Jeff Knox of the Firearms Coalition has brought to light some very disturbing components of the NRA’s proposed concealed carry bill in Iowa. He mentioned our organization, Iowa Gun Owners, as the state based group that is opposed to this bill. He is correct. The 5,000 members... Gun Rights Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410352/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:16:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2410345/posts Now THIS is refreshing! A youngster in school whose extracurricular activities include marksmanship. Rally round boys, we need to nurture all the gems we find! JohnJacobH RKBA Commentary http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2410345/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:01:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409325/posts What often happens when a young person receives such a charge is that he or she will appear in Court, many times without an attorney, and plead "no contest", be found guilty, and pay the fine and go home. I have seen this happen countless times in Courts. Young people, unable to afford a lawyer, take the easy way out because they don't have the money, don't want to miss work to go to Court again to fight the charge or get a better deal. Unfortunately, what these young people don't know, and what the Judge and Prosecutor failed to... Clarksburg Conservative Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409325/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:06:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408804/posts Northern District of Georgia federal judge Thomas W. Thrash Jr. ruled today that carrying a firearm on MARTA justifies forcible detention by the police, in a federal civil rights lawsuit filed over the half hour long detention and disarmament of GeorgiaCarry.Org member Christopher Raissi. Christopher Raissi holds a Georgia firearms license and frequently carries a handgun concealed. On October 14, 2008, he was carrying concealed on MARTA. He did not know that a MARTA police officer observing the parking lot had seen him holstering and concealing his firearm while still at his car. Therefore, he was surprised when he was... Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408804/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:04:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408576/posts Manassas, VA --(AmmoLand.com)- The Firearms Coalition yesterday issued a scathing denunciation of legislation proposed by the National Rifle Association for the state of Iowa saying that Iowa is the latest instance of the NRA cavalry riding in to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. In Iowa, Sheriffs have broad discretion in the issuance or denial of permits to carry concealed weapons and Iowa GunVoters have been rallying support for removing that discretion and moving the state to a “shall issue” system. In the last legislative session an Alaska-style bill, pushed by local grass roots rights activists led by the... ammoland.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408576/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:46:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407800/posts Courtesy Oleg Volk, A Human Right Related Articles * House File 596 analysis--Iowa Gun Owners * Iowa legislation update--Iowa Carry Jeff Knox of the Firearms Coalition says the NRA is derailing a good concealed carry bill and pushing a bad one in Iowa: [O]ne would expect advocates to unite around the Alaska-style bill for this legislative session with an eye towards either passing a very good bill, or forcing a clear record vote on such a bill and using that vote against opponents in the next General Election. Instead, after ignoring the state for decades, NRA has decided to ride... Gun Rights Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407800/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:53:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405657/posts In research sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice, in which almost 2,000 felons were interviewed, 34% of felons said they had been “scared off, shot at, wounded or captured by an armed victim" and 40% of these criminals admitted that they had been deterred from committing a crime out of fear that the potential victim was armed. Allowing law-abiding people to arm themselves offers more than piece of mind for those individuals -- it pays off for everybody through lower crime rates. Statistics from the FBI’s Uniformed Crime Report of 2007 ..... Change.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405657/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:18:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405725/posts Gary Sherman….Gary Sherman….Gary Sherman. I should know that name. Now I remember Gary Sherman was the critical vote needed desperately by Governor Doyle to preserve open carry in Wisconsin five years ago. He is the Assembly Representative who voted for SB214 and then switched his vote against it to sustain the Governor’s veto of SB214. This legislation was the concealed carry law that passed the legislature with a bi-partisan two thirds super majority. By convincing Representative Sherman to switch his vote, the Governor was able to guarantee that his veto of SB214 would be sustained by just one critical vote,... Wisconsin Gun Rights Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405725/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:08:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405698/posts An Orange County couple is recovering from a terrifying shoot-out with a robber. The couple was jumped at the gate of their Ocoee subdivision late Tuesday night, not far from the Gas Food and Go convenience store they own on Silver Star Road in Pine Hills. The husband was back at work Wednesday afternoon and he had two wounds on his forehead. His wife was in the hospital recovering after getting shot once in the shoulder. AT THE SCENE: Armed Robber Ambushes Ocoee Couple The couple was heading home after a night of work when they were ambushed. As Phai... wftv http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405698/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:29:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402596/posts MARLOW, Oklahoma – A small force in Stephens County is already under investigation by state and federal authorities but new controversy is brewing as two more Marlow police officers are accused of criminal conduct. One officer has resigned, another is still on the force, but together they join the growing list of Marlow cops accused of corruption. In Stephens County, many share the district attorney's opinion of the Marlow Police department. "I don't completely trust some of the officers at Marlow," said District Attorney Bret Burns. The D.A., who has already asked the FBI and OSBI to investigate the department... News Channel 9 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402596/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 03:58:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401719/posts Mayor Bloomberg's "future-crime" vision of American gun control is one where a United States citizen [will be denied gun purchases if] her name was added by a federal bureaucrat to the no-fly list . . . It is also at least foreseeable that under this scheme . . . TSA agents might confiscate guns from the checked baggage of airport travelers. The Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401719/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 23:32:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401772/posts ST. PETERSBURG — Now that surveillance cameras are watching virtually every store and parking lot, it's increasingly common to see footage of robberies, fights and even shootings. But the disturbing video of a double murder in downtown St. Petersburg is something different. In graphic detail, with eight different cameras and relatively good sound, the video shows the entire August 2008 robbery of Central Food Mart, and the shootings of three men. Even in an era when video has become ubiquitous, prosecutors say this stands out as perhaps the clearest and most complete recording ever of a local murder — and... St. Petersburg Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401772/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 01:42:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2400968/posts These are the times that make men vomit. Have you seen the latest Gunowners Of America Alert? Mr. Milquetoast himself, Harry Reid, may pass some version of ObamaNationCare because NOT ONE Senate Republican has the brass to stand up and just say NO.....not one more lie....not one more penny... not one more day.... not one more usurpation. What possible power does this pantywaist Reid have over Senators like North Carolina's Richard Burr to silence him into submission? The State that gave the nation Jesse Helms (Senator NO), now has Richard Burr (Senator Go-Along-To-Get-Along). JohnJacobH RKBA Commentary http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2400968/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 15:17:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400575/posts The Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray (D) has released the concealed handgun license (CHL) statistics for the third quarter of 2009. The demand for licenses to conceal carry firearms remained strong last quarter, marking an unprecedented ten quarters in a row with an increased demand compared to the same year over year period. Concealed carry continues to be something both long-time and new gun owners are interested in. If you buy a handgun for self defense, it makes sense to get the license needed to carry it with you. The third quarter in 2009 saw a whopping 54% increase over... Buckey Firearms Association http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400575/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 23:07:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400562/posts Senator Ralph K. Smith (R - Roanoke) Virginia State Senator Ralph K. Smith (R - Roanoke) has pre-filed Senate Bill 3 ahead of the 2010 Virginia General Assembly session. SB 3 would require Clerks of Virginia's Circuit Courts to accept renewal applications for concealed handgun permits by mail and to mail the permit to the applicant once it approved by the court. Senator Smith's mail order gun permit proposal is likely the first of an avalanche of mainly pro but also some anti-gun rights bills to be considered by the 2010 Virginia General Assembly. Virginia Citizens Defense League President Philip... DC Gun Rights Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400562/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 22:54:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396276/posts Submitted by .Sean on November 19, 2009 - 4:24pm The Lafayette County Republican Central Committee is proudly celebrating a new crazy billboard on I-70 near Grain Valley. It calls for citizens to "starve the beast" and "vote out incumbents" -- and if that doesn't work, "PREPARE FOR WAR." Fired Up! Missouri http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396276/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:03:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399294/posts Montana state law says that guns made and shot in the state are not under the jurisdiction of the federal government and that the federal should not tread on state law. Montana District 61 representative Joel Boniek sponsored House Bill 246, the bill says state law trumps federal law when it comes to gun laws. Firearms that are made and stay in Montana do not fall under the interstate commerce clause in the U.S. Constitution and is not in Congress' jurisdiction, according to Boniek who spoke Wednesday at the Big Sky Pachyderm luncheon. His law is in court at the... montananewsstation.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399294/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 14:42:51 GMT